title: What is the best first agent to give to a patient with acute ischaemic stroke? Aspirin, heparin, clopidogrel, cilostazol or dipyridamole?
authors.affiliation: Director Stroke Service and Vascular Fellowship Program, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Ayeesha Kamran
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kamal
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000077407:Cilostazol; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013777:Tetrazoles; D004176:Dipyridamole; D006493:Heparin; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D000077407:Cilostazol; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin